Time Travel

Malaysia: Ambitious infrastructure improves connectivity

Forensic & Litigation Consulting

September 10, 2015

The proposed high-speed railway linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur
is the first of its kind in South East Asia and dubbed the most ambitious
infrastructure project in the region. The project was conceived in order
to improve connectivity between the two cities, and to ease the current
congestion on the two existing link bridges between Singapore and Malaysia.

Envisioned as a safe and efficient mode of transportation, the railway is further hoped to be a catalyst, as
well as the terminus in the western part of Singapore, where development is taking place to build a new
commercial centre to complement the existing one in central Singapore.

Currently, travel time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur is about 5.5 hours
by land and 45 minutes by air. Expected actual travel time, using the railway
is 90 minutes.

The railway, with an estimated distance end to end of approximately 340
kilometres and costing sGD14.8 billion, is expected to be completed in 2022. The
two countries are currently ironing out the legal, financial and security aspects
of the project and are expected to finalise the agreement for construction of the
railway by the end of 2015.